Karen Robinson
Also Known As: کارن رابینسون
Biography: Karen Robinson is a versatile, award-winning Canadian actor renowned for her stage and screen presence. With notable appearances at Stratford and Alberta Theatre Projects, she's earned accolades including a Dora Award for Andrew Moodie's Riot and nominations at prestigious festivals. Her diverse roles span from playing Dennis Rodman's mother in Bad As I Wanna Be to portraying Ronnie Lee in the acclaimed series Schitt’s Creek. Robinson currently stars as Unit Commander Edwina Shanks in the series Pretty Hard Cases, showcasing her dynamic range and talent across various roles.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birthday: February 28, 1968
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Gender: Female
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Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones
Overview: A sexy urban comedy about how a guy who is addicted to watching pornography discovers love is stronger than fantasy when he meets and falls in love with the girl of his dreams.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-06
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Ghett'a Life
Overview: GHETT’A LIFE is an “against the odds” action drama set in a politically turbulent inner city community of Kingston. Derrick, a determined inner city teenager realizes his dream of becoming a champion boxer despite a country, community and family conflicted by divisive political system
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-02
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Trigger Point
Overview: Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-04-23
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My Louisiana Sky
Overview: A girl comes to terms with her mentally challenged parents.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-12
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They Call Me Sirr
Overview: An inspirational story that celebrates the grit, perseverance and talent of Sirr Parker, the star footballer of Locke High School who then went on to play for San Diego Chargers and Cincinnati Bengals.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-01
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Two Against Time
Overview: This film finds a mother and her teen daughter both being diagnosed with cancer. This discovery helps to overcome the longtime antagonistic relationship that the two have developed.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-21
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Booty Call
Overview: Rushon is sexually pent-up and ready to take thing things to the next level with his girlfriend, Nikki. But when he calls for a date, she asks to make it a double — bringing along her brash friend, Lysterine, whom Rushon sets up with his lewd buddy, Bunz. Things go better than expected. As the evening transitions from the restaurant to the bedroom, the two men go on a madcap search for what will surely make the night complete: condoms.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-26
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Keep the Faith, Baby
Overview: Harry J. Lennix stars as trailblazing and controversial African-American congressman and Civil Rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who started out as a preacher in Harlem and then went on to deal with such issues as the integration of schools in the 1940s and '50s. Vanessa Williams portrays his second wife, jazz singer Hazel Scott.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-11
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We the Jury
Overview: Jury has to decide on a murder case but some of the jurors have their own agendas or are biased. Sounds like '12 Angry Men' but this is not a remake. It's a totally fresh take on the theme. Totally different case, for example. There is no question about the identity of the culprit, the jury has to decide between manslaughter and murder. - Written by Holger Hellmuth hellmuth@ira.uka.de
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-16
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All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
Overview: A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to his child.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-18
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Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Overview: Thirteen-year-old Jesse is a typical teenager who hates his teacher, Mrs. Fink. While visiting a vintage clothing shop, Jesse sees a doll that looks exactly like his dreaded teacher, and he convinces the shopkeeper to sell it to him. When Jesse accidentally pierces the doll's arm with a sewing needle, he is shocked to find Mrs. Fink with her arm in a sling the next day and gets spooked when a spot on the doll's face appears, exactly where Mrs. Fink has a mole.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Gilda Radner: It's Always Something
Overview: Biopic about the late "Saturday Night Live" star Gilda Radner. Gilda tells her own story, beginning with her childhood as a chubby girl who loved to perform with her dad, and her early years at Second City in Toronto. There she honed her comedic chops along with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray, all four of whom eventually left for New York to become part of the Not Ready For Primetime Players on "Sautrday Night Live." The movie also chronicles Gilda's lifelong quest to find true love, which she eventually found with Gene Wilder, and how she used her comic genius to inspire women in their fight against cancer. The actress died in 1989 of ovarian cancer at age 42.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-29
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Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Overview: A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple are exiled after their wedding and have to wage a courageous battle to find their place in America as a loving family.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-13
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The Defenders: Payback
Overview: Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his eldest son and his partner in the law firm of Preston and Preston, senior partner, Lawrence Preston enlists his granddaughter, M.J, a former prosecutor, and his other son Don, a law professor, to continue the work of ensuring that every individual accused of a crime is entitled to a proper defense. In this telefilm, a father murders the rapist of his young daughter after the man is released from prison and moves back to his old neighborhood. The Prestons take the case even though the father is unrepentent and unwilling to offer the attorneys any help in finding legally mitigating circumstances for his actions.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-12
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One Tough Cop
Overview: A detective tries to remain loyal to his partner, and his best friend - a mobster.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-09
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Color of Justice
Overview: Four young black men kill a white woman. Now the D.A. is very cautious how to pursue this case because it might start a riot. And adding fuel to the fire is a bombastic and vocal black community leader, who's saying that they will not have a fair trial and that they were justified in their actions because they were in fear for their lives
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-07
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Owning Mahowny
Overview: Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-02
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Killshot
Overview: Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-13
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Jasper, Texas
Overview: In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-08
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Accidental Friendship
Overview: Homeless woman Yvonne Caldwell is a woman with good reason to be bitter: she has lost everything except her two beloved dogs, Bebe and Man-Man. With her one friend, Wes, Caldwell lives the daily struggle of being homeless in Los Angeles until a chance encounter caused by her dogs leads to a friendship with LAPD officer Tami Baumann, and hope for a better life begins in earnest for Yvonne.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-15
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Recipe for Murder
Overview: A medical examiner investigates his friend's mysterious death in a car accident.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-04
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Cradle of Lies
Overview: Following a whirlwind romance, a woman begins to unravel the dark secrets of her husband's past when his obsession to produce a male heir turns deadly.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-15
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Mayday
Overview: Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, an errant missile strikes a state of the art passenger jet. The flight crew is crippled or dead. Now, defying both nature and man, a handful of survivors must achieve the impossible: Land the airplane.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-02
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Holidaze
Overview: Melody, high powered corporate workaholic for a retail conglomerate, is happy to spend the holidays jet-setting with her girlfriends. However, she's in for an unpleasant surprise when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the reluctant townspeople to allow them to build a new discount store. Now, forced to reconnect with her family and her childhood sweetheart Carter, her task is not so simple, as all are vehemently opposed to everything Melody's company stands for. Desperate to get out of town and back to her real life, Melody takes a spill and wakes up in an alternate universe where she never left home and is married to Carter! Once determined to leave her small town life behind, Melody must make sense of her new life and decide if you truly can go home again. - Written by ABC
Genres: Romance Family Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-22
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Learning to Love Again
Overview: After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend and losing her job, Jane reluctantly heads home to the small town she grew up in. But on her way there, she stops to help a stranger in need who ends up helping her believe in herself— and love— again.After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend and losing her job, Jane reluctantly heads home to the small town she grew up in. But on her way there, she stops to help a stranger in need who ends up helping her believe in herself— and love— again.
Genres: Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-10
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My Fake Boyfriend
Overview: A young man in a tricky situation follows the advice of his unconventional best friend and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-10
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Jenifer
Overview: The true story of three sisters who unite in the face of adversity when one of them is diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2001-10-21
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The Perfect Son
Overview: Brothers Theo and Ryan lead very different lives. Theo is always in and out of drug rehabilitation while Ryan is a successful and rather conservative lawyer. Usually they do not get along and stay out of each other's way. When reunited at their father's funeral, Ryan's admission to being gay ultimately brings the two closer than they've ever been.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-08
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Locked in Silence
Overview: A story of a young boy who becomes an elective mute after witnessing what he believes to be the killing by his older brother of a teenage boy. The young boy's brother then tells him not to say anything because of the trouble it would cause in the family... so he doesn't say anything again. The problem is that the young boy so enjoys his acceptance by others of his mutism that it brings his family, a loving and caring farm family, to the brink of financial ruin in medical and psychological costs to cure him. Based on a true story, this is the intelligent telling of a family in crisis, and the work of doctors in dealing with this mental illness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Final Jeopardy
Overview: After a visiting actress is murdered in her country home, a prosecutor tries to find out if she was the intended target.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-09
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Against the Ropes
Overview: A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-20
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The Wall
Overview: The story of three items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: a pencil holder, a sheriff's badge, and an electric guitar. Each item connects the living with the dead and are left as either memorials or to heal the wounds of war.
Genres: War Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-24
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Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Overview: From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered in metro Atlanta. The cases plagued the city until 1982, when Wayne Wiiliams was convicted of the murders of two adult men. Authorities then considered the other cases closed. Some of the parents of the slain children were critical of the way the cases were handled and believed there was some sort of cover up. Nearly four years after the conviction of Williams, "Spin" magazine editor Ron Larson and reporter Pat Laughlin come to Atlanta in search of the truth.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-16
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The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
Overview: A Philadelphia garbageman is discovered by the Philadelphia Eagles and signed by them to become a kicker.
Genres: Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-15
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Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
Overview: Biography of Chicago Bulls' basketball star Dennis Rodman, who is well known for his off-court and on-court shenanigans takes great effort to paint the calm, decent side of the athlete despite the film title. Dennis is shown to be pushed by his momma to play pro ball and to go to college where he would get the opportunity. Shipped to Oklahoma where he faces racism, he is taken in by a white family and coached by Lonn Reisman. The movie finally tracks Rodman into his wild, multi-haired current lifestyle. Written by John Sacksteder
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-08
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Student Seduction
Overview: Christie Dawson always wanted to be the "cool" teacher. But her world is shaken up after a pupil's crush spirals out of control and he sexually assaults her. Suddenly, her colleagues, neighbors and even her hubby are wondering whether she crossed the line and tempted her student. But school isn't out for Christine just yet she's gonna fight back, and big time!
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-05
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Lars and the Real Girl
Overview: Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-12
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Snow
Overview: Nick Snowden is reluctantly taking over the family business and with only three days before the big night, one of Nick's younger reindeer is stolen from the North Pole and taken to a zoo.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-13
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Stalked
Overview: Clean-cut, handsome looking psychiatric patient Daryl Gleeson finds himself hopelessly falling in love with restaurant owner Brooke Daniels, after having instinctively rescued her little son Mikey from a traffic accident. When she doesn't return his love he snaps and begins to stalk her, eliminating all who stand in his way...
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Martha Behind Bars
Overview: Dramatized film of Martha Stewart's recent trial, and her subsequent five-month prison sentence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-25
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Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu
Overview: Beloved cooking show host Billie Blessings finds herself in hot water when a dead body turns up in the car of one of her guests, a temperamental celebrity chef harboring dark secrets.
Genres: Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-22
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Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design
Overview: Chef Billie Blessings' best friend Marian is hired to redecorate the TV studio. When Marian's twin sister is murdered, Billie must investigate their close friends to find the killer.
Genres: Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-28
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Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps
Overview: Billie Blessings has gone from beloved chef, restaurant owner, and morning show segment host to the prime suspect in a murder case when one of the executives at the network dies from poisoning.
Genres: Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-21
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Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder
Overview: When a beloved supermarket owner is killed in the early morning hours before opening, restauranteur and TV chef Billie Blessings (Robinson Peete) becomes involved in the investigation of what quickly appears to be the work of a clever and darkly sinister serial killer. Even as her relationship with police detective Ian Jackson (Fox) begins to take a more romantic turn, Billie cannot resist involvement in the case, despite putting herself in tremendous danger.
Genres: Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-21
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Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind
Overview: Billie Blessings is drawn into a murder investigation when Katie Sanders, a former server at Blessings-turned TV star, becomes the focus when it’s discovered the victim was blackmailing her. Billie must sift through the mounting evidence – and list of suspects – to get to the truth and clear her friend’s name.
Genres: Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-14
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Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Overview: Interviews with the cast, creators, journalists and celebrity fans, plus behind-the-scenes footage from season six.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-07
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Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Overview: Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our frontline workers and in support of Food Banks Canada’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-26
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Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die
Overview: Greg and his friends break into an old warehouse, where they find an unusual camera. However, the photographs Greg takes with it seem to predict disaster, and he becomes convinced the camera is cursed.
Genres: Horror Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-09
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The Gospel According to the Blues
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Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-01
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Rude
Overview: This is the Easter weekend. In an inner city project, three people struggle against their demons and try to find redemption. They are Maxine, a window dresser depressed since she had an abortion and lost her lover ; Jordan, a boxer who has indulged in gay-bashing ; and 'The General', a drug dealer turned artist.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-08
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Freak City
Overview: After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a rebellious young woman is disease-stricken. Upon being admitted to a nursing home, she finds hope in the most unlikely of places...
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-16
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Narc
Overview: When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman, an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-14
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Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After
Overview: Following a shocking find in an old friend’s basement, TV host Billie Blessings works with new-to-town detective Tyrell Hunter to unearth a dark secret that threatens to unravel the lives of the most powerful people in her city.
Genres: Mystery Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-23
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Corner Gas: The Movie
Overview: It’s been a few years, and there’s still not a lot going on 40 kilometers from nowhere. But that’s all about to change as the fine folks of Dog River, Saskatchewan face their biggest crisis ever. Brent and the gang discover that the town’s been badly mismanaged, leaving residents with little choice but to pack up and leave. As residents make one last rally to save Dog River as they know it, they discover a devious plan by a corporate chain that would change life for Dog Riverites forever.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-03
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